Although he now says he will sign right-to-work legislation currently being fast-tracked through the state Legislature, Gov. Scott Walker had long asserted that Wisconsin would not become a right-to-work state under his watch.

At a news conference at the state Capitol on Monday, student leaders asserted that cuts to the UW System's budget could impact scholarship funds, disproportionately affecting low-income and minority students.

Eunice Johnson spent her life and money curating a collection of haute costume gowns that she took on tour to help raise money for black hospitals and other services, redefining style and becoming an empowering figure for many African-American women along the way.